The Royal Houses Of Punjab

[Saahiba]

Beautiful ones!!!!

[Manchester_Sikhi]

Very great posting, a real insight!!!

One of the few worthwhile posts on here!!!!!

I loved the chubby kid photo!!!!

[Sarbloh]

Interesting pictures, but I see a sense of sadnesses in the pictures. All though these kingdoms came from Guru Ji's bakshish, the pictures seem to tell a story of Sikhi diminishing within those royal households as the next generations came.

[curious_man]

true....

it was the first generations which were waho waho.. after tht... u can c.. all "glittering" gold and gems!!

[Charandhoor Singh]

So true, those families were blessed with Raaj by maharaj. What did they do with all their power? - invite the British into Punjab then help them in all their battles against the Sikhs.

[Guest Gauravdeep Bhagi]

FANTASTIC !! Great compilation....

[Khoolasice]

Really nice collection

[samosasingh]

Very nice photo's. It is interesting thought that these so called Maharaj's have no place in todays society, for the most part nobody cares who they are and they have no real role/contribution in todays society. Capt Amrinder is only known because he is a political leader, and I do agree they have all gone very far from Sikhi. Mostly today they kids are eating the fruit of there forefathers..........

All that aside these royal families were smart in some sense, they always believed and paid respect to Pooran Mahapursh's.Bhupinder of patiala was a devout follower of Sant Nand Singh and so were his forefathers. It is written he died a terrible death and when his relatives went to Sant Nand Singh for help Baba ji said it was due to the alcohol, women and lifestyle he had. He had surpassed his puns and was running deficit.......but "Jo saran avaey tis kanth lavai"

[Guest Gurvinderjeet Singh]

Great pictures. As my grandparents used to live in Patiala, therefore I love the pictures of Kings of Patiala especially His Highness Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, pictures of other kings are also equally good. Thanks for sharing.

[chatanga]

It is interesting thought that these so called Maharaj's have no place in todays society, for the most part nobody cares who they are and they have no real role/contribution in todays society.

This is mainly down to their roles in new india being reduced to merely decorative titles. They dont have the power they once had, and like most of us have had probably had to get jobs. But to deny their contribution to our community is foolish. After the 1946 Hazara and 1947 Rawalpindi anti-sikh riots, it was these Sikh Maharajas that provided support and refuge to the affected Sikhs. who were coming into their terrorities in their thousands and thousands.